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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
45
CHAPTER
VI.
EVENING
PARTIES.
ETIQUETTE
FOR
THE
GUEST.
Upon
receiving
an
invitation
for
an
evening
party,
answer
it
immediately,
that
your
hostess
may
know
for
how
many
guests
she
must
provide.
If,
after
accepting
an
invitation,
any
unforeseen
event
prevents
your
keeping
the
engagement,
write
a
second
note,
containing
your
regrets.
The
usual
form
is:--
Miss
G----
accepts
with
pleasure
Miss
S----'s
polite
invitation
for
Monday
next;
or,
Miss
G----
regrets
that
a
prior
engagement
will
prevent
her
accepting
Miss
S----'s
kind
invitation
for
Monday
evening.
Punctuality
is
a
mark
of
politeness,
if
your
invitation
states
the
hour
at
which
your
hostess
will
be
ready
to
welcome
you.
Do
not
be
more
than
half
an
hour
later
than
the
time
named,
but
if
unavoidably
detained,
make
no
apology
when
you
meet
your
hostess;
it
will
be
in
bad
taste
to
speak
of
your
want
of
punctuality.
When
you
arrive
at
your
friend's
house,
do
not
stop
to
speak
to
any
one
in
the
hall,
or
upon
the
stairs,
but
go
immediately
to
the
dressing
room.
The
gentleman
who
accompanies
you
will
go
to
the
door
of
the
lady's
room,
leave
you,
to
remove
his
own
hat
and
over-coat,
and
then
return
to
the
door
to
wait
for
you.
In
the
dressing-room,
do
not
push
forward
to
the
mirror
if
you
see
that
others
are
before
you
there.
Wait
for
your
turn,
then
perform
the
needful
arrangements
of
your
toilette
quickly,
and
re-join
your
escort
as
soon
as
possible.
If
you
meet
friends
in
the
lady's-room,
do
not
stop
there
to
chat;
you
keep
your
escort
waiting,
and
your
friends
will
join
you
in
the
parlor
a
few
moments
later.
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